U7 Review

What is SW Asia and N Africa's primary economic resource?

• Oil/Fossil Fuels

• Cattle

• Alfalfa

• Desalination Plants

Why is the "fertile crescent" called this?

• Monsoon rainstorms

• Desalination plants

• River valleyes

• Mountains

The nomadic group that spread Islam throughout SW Asia and N Africa are known as:

• Mongols

• Bedouin

• Maasai

• Turks

What translates into "between two rivers"

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Israel

• Palestine

What agreement created the British Mandate of Palestine and the French Mandate of Syria?

• Monroe Doctorine

• Paris Peace Treaties

• The Treaty of Versailles

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

Name TWO (2) ways that SW Asia and N Africa have changed over the last century?

What two rivers fed Mesopotamia?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Jordan

• Euphrates

Why have we seen a change in economy from primary and secondary activities to tertiary activities?

What reason did ancient civilization thrive in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

• The river valleys creating the "fertile crescent"

• The desert protecting the region

• Written language

• The pyramids

Which of the following is a cultural distinction of SW Asia?

• Political Types

• Variety of Language (Hebrew, Turkish)

• River usage

• Jobs (oil field)